9 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
About 9 Chapel Road
9 Chapel Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 81 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 51.6% above the 2010 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenNorth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
9 Chapel Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Chapel Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear and side extension for rear bathroom, extended flat roof single rear extension (previous permission 170141)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 180028
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey side extension and rear bathroom extended flat roof single rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 170141
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Chapel Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 14 years.
£167,500
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2010Most recent
£167,500
-14.1%over 2 years28 August 2007
£194,995
+143.7%over 6 years5 October 2000
£80,000
+50.9%over 3 years26 November 1996
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JB: £260,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 3JB
33 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Apr 2025
£730,00027 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Jan 2021
£555,00017 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Nov 2017
£260,00037 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Oct 2011
£289,00023 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Mar 2009
£270,000
Everything we know about 9 Chapel Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Chapel Road homes
9 Chapel Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,068
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Albany Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB